Shaun White
Shaun White
Shaun Roger Whiteis an American professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He holds the X-Games records for gold medals and highest overall medal count, and has won 10 ESPY Awards...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSnowboarder
Date of Birth3 September 1986
CitySan Diego, CA
CountryUnited States of America
snowboarding underdog skateboarding
It's exciting to go from snowboarding to skateboarding because I get to start as the underdog again.
kids men thinking
United [Airlines] sucks, man. I've got like a million miles and they never bump me to first class because they think I'm just a kid and give the seat to some schmoozy guy in a business suit.
brother fun snowboarding
I have the most fun snowboarding when it's just me and my brother.
athlete gym
I guess I'm an athlete now. I gotta start going to the gym.
giving surfing balance
Having the balance to be able to stay on the board in skating and surfing gives you all-around much better balance.
sports years snowboarding
On snowboarding as an Olympic sport: Since I was 6 years old I've been in the mix and watching this grow and change. I never would have expected it to go this far.
kids fire want
When kids come up to me and say. 'I want to be like you,' it fires me up. It's pretty cool.
taken usa gears
A weird thing happens when you're taken out of your normal clothing and put into USA gear.
age young amount
I was told from a very young age that I wasn't gonna be anything. That I wasn't gonna amount to a single thing.
mother daughter mail
I get e-mails from mothers asking me to call their daughters for a date. I have a great life.
team snowboarding want
The Olympics are kind of weird. You have to be on a team. That's cool if you're a skier. But in snowboarding, you just want to be your own person.
feet want matter
If you're going off a 90-foot jump, you can't say: 'Oh, I don't want to do this now.' You're going no matter what.
gold firsts medal
I don't know where my first gold medal is.
mom dad cities
My mom was a waitress, and my dad was a plumber who worked for the City of San Clemente fixing mains breaks, so not too glamorous.